fleshes (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of flesh (out)
as in develops
to express more fully and in greater detail a lengthy follow-up that fleshes out the original report on the military engagement

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  1. develops
  2. expands
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  • An unlikely working relationship develops between an overzealous tech billionaire and a reluctant writer who realizes the only way to make artificial intelligence any better is to fix the broken real world it’s trained on.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Brookfield develops and operates the campus, NextEra builds and owns the generation, and three Kentucky utilities are named in the release.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Partnered with Universal Music Group’s REPUBLIC Collective, GIRLS PLANET 2027 expands its global search with in-person auditions in New York, Los Angeles, and London to be held in early November.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Now, the latest twist comes as the war expands and threatens even greater fallout for the global economy.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
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“Fleshes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleshes%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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